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I am a schoolteacher. During the seven years I taught primary aged children, I did not give any grades to my students. I encouraged them, I corrected them…in a nutshell, I endeavoured to teach them. I did this without giving them grades......read more

Sometimes media and governments are just plain stupid. They use names and terms simply because others are using them. It’s good, of course, to have a common language. It helps people to communicate efficiently and stay on the same page. When the language used is wrong, however, it can mislead or do harm....read more

Parents prefer their own children. Usually, anyway. This is normal. Parents save and spend money with their own family in mind. As a result, children born into wealthy families receive comparatively more and better of many things. A child born destitute can expect to be lacking....read more

The UN Gender Inequality Index (GII) is a measure of gender inequality which takes into account Reproductive Health, Empowerment and Labour Market Participation. The top ten countries on the scale are....read more

Every now and then a populist politician uses the ‘team’ analogy to muster support for one policy or another. The nation itself is referred to as a ‘team’. A quick hunt around online will uncover a ‘Team America’ a ‘Team Britain’ and, most recently, a ‘Team Australia’.....read more

It is tempting to characterize the conflict in Israel and Gaza as based on a religious divide. The protagonists are, after all, possessed of different religions, aren’t they? Indeed their states (or would-be states) are built upon strong religious bases. On the other hand, these “different religions” are nowhere near as different as they are from others. These peoples arguably worship the same God....read more

Every teacher knows that you can’t teach something just once. Material needs to be taught, reiterated, reviewed, tested and often taught again. The most essential lessons learnt at school will all probably need to be taught many times.....read more